TYPE OF CULTURE

 Following the Lewis model, Sweden can have a linear active culture tend to reactive culture.

BELOW ICEBERG ELEMENTS RELATE TO SWEDEN TYPE OF CULTURE

Important of space

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Swedes are very privacy and respectful people, they prefer don't have closed contact with others, when they are in public tend to speak low, maintain an arm's length of distance and minimise physical contact, that behavior belongs to linear active culture and reactive culture, where it's a priority the respect, courtesy and privacy.

Importance of time

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Swedes have strict thoughts about time, they dislike late arrives and consider that as unprofessional and extremely discourteous, also, they are so organized, so much that planning skills are an essential requirement, spontaneity is neither common nor appreciated in business life and it’s normal to schedule meetings weeks or even months in advance, this behavior actually represent linear culture, where is so important be organized.

Based on:
- https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/swedish-culture/swedish-culture-core-concepts
- https://www.londonschool.com/lsic/resources/blog/how-do-business-successfully-sweden/#:~:text=Sweden%20has%20a%20strong%20meeting,getting%20to%20decision%20making%20meetings.